# Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Orthopaedics and Spines > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-specialist-physiotherapist-in-orthopaedics-and-spines/0893873a-0224-4607-afae-ecbb13c6bf10 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-specialist-physiotherapist-in-orthopaedics-and-spines/0893873a-0224-4607-afae-ecbb13c6bf10.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 Inclusive per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: 2 days a week - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (two days a week) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-09T11:01:08.556Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8166834 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8166834?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 8a Paediatric Spinal and Orthopaedic Physiotherapist with established spinal Musculo-skeletal skills to join our specialist Spinal Service at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. This post provides the opportunity to work at an advanced clinical level and join an existing Spinal and Orthopaedic Team. You will be responsible for providing expert physiotherapy assessments and work outside of the normal scope of physiotherapy to manage children and young people with complex spinal conditions, including scoliosis, spinal dysraphism and other congenital and acquired spinal pathologies. This work is primarily in the outpatient setting with some inpatient work. ### Main duties of the job You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside spinal Surgeons, Orthotists and Clinical Nurse Specialists delivering evidence-based, family centred care to children from across the UK and internationally. We are a forward thinking and flexible team. Good communication skills and excellent team working abilities are essential for this post. This is a unique opportunity to experience specialist services whilst being part of an established wider Physiotherapy and Spinal and Orthopaedic Team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Expert advanced clinical skills in assessment, treatment, and management of Neuromuscular conditions - Team leadership and management skills with the ability to work collaboratively with a specialist multidisciplinary team - Advanced verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills - Organisational and management skills - Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings - Excellent Lecturing and presentation skills ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Extensive post graduate experience in paediatric physiotherapy experience as a lead clinician within a specialist service - Experience of working with a neuromuscular caseload including those with severe complex needs and comorbidities. - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across primary, secondary, and tertiary care. - Experience of representing physiotherapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care. - Experience of the application of physiotherapy in different cultural contexts, of working in a multicultural framework and actively promoting anti-racism and inclusive practice - Previous training in and/or experience of working within specialist neuromuscular service - Experience in interpreting gait analysis, prescribing orthotics, and contracture management - Understanding of professional development issues and NHS reform, legal and professional issues of child protection, inclusion, privacy & data protection - Experience of teaching or training **Desirable** - Experience of working with children and families in a wide range of settings including community MDTs, education and social care - Experience of leading on clinical research, audit or service development. ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - Always welcoming, Always helpful, Always expert, Always one team - Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - Degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy - Health Professional Council Registration - Higher degree or appropriate post graduate training to recognised equivalent level - Continued professional development – in clinical and leadership **Desirable** - Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and appropriate clinical interest groups eg. ACPRC ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10603898) - [our gosh values (pdf, 516.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3097) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.